debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to thrust before; to thrust at
another method; another problem
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
voluntary; optional; free; elective
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
world of suffering; life of prostitution
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue