protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
proper; respectable; decent; honest
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to subsist; to keep on living
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to be greedy; to devour greedily
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to kill; to beat to death
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
final; eventual; ultimate
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience