bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
general; popular; common; typical
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
contradiction; inconsistency
over-fond parent; doting parent
(how) many times; (how) often
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
being very popular; being in great demand
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
well-bred; of good upbringing
self-torturing; masochistic
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained