flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
warp; curvature; curve; arch
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
weight; heavyweight boxer
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
unprecedented; record-breaking
right in the midst of; right at the height of