possible; likely; probable
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
almost every day; almost daily
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
very busy (person or thing)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
review; reconsideration; revision
everything one does; whatever one does
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to be embarrassed; to lose face
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
life or death; existence; destiny
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to escape from; to get out
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official