until now; so far; up to the present
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
world; society; people; the public
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
forcibly; against one's will
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to jump at; to be attracted by
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
human rights; civil liberties
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
such; like that; that sort of; very
author; writer; novelist; artist
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
speculation; thinking; meditation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily