to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to arrive; to come to pass
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
worry; mental agony; heartache
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
handrail; railing; banister
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
deceased; late; dead; departed