promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
way (of doing); manner; method; means
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
father; dad; husband; you; he
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
warmly; cordially; with tender care
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
bet; wager; stake; gamble
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
by myself; in person; by oneself
lost article; something forgotten
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides