reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
jealousy; roasted rice cake
succession; continuation; series; sequence
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
flustered; confused; panicked
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to remain married for life
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
being fond of children; person fond of children
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
repentance; confession; penitence