home; household; family; hearth
happy family get-together
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
at least; at most; (even) just
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
on and after; from ... onward; since
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
a few years ago; some years back
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
firmly; solidly; heartily
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
simple and clear; plain and simple
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)