abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
justification; rationalization
powerful person; influential person
companion; partner; spouse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
failure; mistake; blunder
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
immediately; right away; on the spot
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
such ... as; or some such
rare; extraordinary; singular
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly