to be perturbed; to be agitated
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be given up; to be discontinued
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
passing the winter; hibernation
heart; guts; nerve; central part
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
reconciliation; make peace with
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!