duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
relations; members of extended family
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
postcard; memo; note; card
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to fall off; to tumble down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
social; societal; societary
the world in general; society; convention
offense and defense; offence and defence
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of