smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to be pregnant; to be with child
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
disinheritance; disowning
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
separation; farewell; parting
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to die out; to become extinct
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
convenient; expedient; makeshift
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply