more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be kind to; to treat kindly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
predation; eating prey; preying upon
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
decision; settlement; definition
being too late; losing one's final chance
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
inheritance; something given or received
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
covering; protection; backing; relief
useless resistance; vain struggle
to increase; to add to; to augment
fragment; one of the group or party
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to become frayed; to become loose
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
sign; indication; omen; symptom
left breast; left side of the chest
going into battle; departure for the front
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
how; in what way; circumstances
draw (in competition); tie game
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio