posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
surely; certainly; without doubt
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
gradually; slowly but steadily
to comfort; to console; to amuse
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
near; close; beside; third person
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
how long; how far; how much
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
due form; official; formality
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
large family; extended family
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
another; different; something else
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man