slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
that's the way it is; such is life
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
assertion; declaration; affirmation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
method of bringing up; method of raising
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be helpful; to be useful
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
special training; intensive training; crash course
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
accurate; correct; precise; exact
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on