pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
companion; partner; spouse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
occasional; infrequent; rare
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now