to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
since then; from that time; ever since
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ago; since; before; previous
major subject; special study
cutting in line; queue jumping
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
society; public; community; social studies
cannot be compared with; no match for
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
world; society; people; the public
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to subsist; to keep on living
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
newspaper story (article, account)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor