to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
youthful; young; young-looking
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
(large) house; residence; mansion
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to invite in; to show someone in
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
(person treated as a) plaything
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
wandering; roaming; drifting
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation