to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
call; summons; convening; convocation
public institution; public organization; official body
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
old friend; familiar face
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
open; spacious; extensive
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
close; intimate; on good terms
sensual love; love affair
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
breast enlargement; breast enhancement; upper body photograph
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
one mind; the whole heart; wholeheartedness
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to put on a patronizing air
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup