to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
persevering; very patient
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
point of compromise; common ground
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
carelessly; inattentively
fate; destiny; predestination
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy
breeding; raising; rearing
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
difference; disparity; gap
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent