rather than; more ... than ...
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
although I say; although one might say; although called
one's parents' generation
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
choice; selection; option
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
the same kind; accomplice; partner
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
error; mistake; slip; bug
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
culture medium; growth medium
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to need; to call for; to require
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
older sister; elder sister
family; relatives; dependents; household
participant; entrant; player; competitor
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
nonparticipation; nonattendance
same; matching; going together
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
posterity; future generations
reputation; respectability; honour; honor