tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
maid; helper; help; assistance
other than; excluding; without
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to have an uneasy conscience
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
expression of love; showing love
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
conifer; needle-leaved tree
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to show signs of; to appear
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
person who is ...; thing that is ...
extremely; exceedingly; deeply; painfully
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
contrary to one's expectations
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
the good fortune to have been born male
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance