that's the way it is; such is life
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
father; dad; husband; you; he
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
please; somehow or other; one way or another
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
choices; alternatives; options
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy