pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
convenient; handy; useful
respect and affection; love and respect
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to watch over; to watch attentively
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to escape from; to get out
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy