diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to be embarrassed for a reply
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
I don't want to boast but
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
good wife and wise mother
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
foolish look; stupid look
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
source (e.g. quotation); authority
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
like that; that way; thus
substitution; alternative; substitute
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint