to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
January; first month of the lunar calendar
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
few decades; many decades; several decades
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
husband and wife; married couple
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness