to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
father; dad; husband; you; he
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to order; to command; to appoint
considerably; fairly; quite
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
persevering; very patient
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)