to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
household economy; family finances
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
single-mother household; fatherless family
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana