to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
process; course; mechanism
presence; sitting with; being with
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
decoration; ornament; trimmings
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
blood relationship; blood relative
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
floor above; floor upstairs
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
now that; since; so long as; because
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
self-control; self-restraint
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
all you want; as much as one wants
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
modesty; self-control; discretion
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed