one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
risky; dangerous; insecure
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
again; once more; a second time
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sure punishment or reward
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
discipline; training; teaching manners
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to grumble about something (trivial)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wild beast; wild animal; brute
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.