to get tired out; to be exhausted
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to join together; to combine; to join up
one chance; only opportunity
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
parental love or affection
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
traditional art; traditional performance art
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to ask a question; to ask questions
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
loyal retainer; loyal subject
one can not serve two masters
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
impossible; unlikely; improbable
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
now that; since; as long as; provided that
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles