close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; like that; that sort of; very
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
longing to get back in the spotlight
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as a child; when one was a child
liger (offspring of a male lion and a female tiger)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
grated daikon; daikon grater
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beginning; outset; first; onset
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling