collective responsibility; joint liability
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
the people; the public; the world
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reputation; public opinion
damage; injury; defamation; harm
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
orphan; person without friends
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
early on; earlier on; from early
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
snake; serpent; large snake
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize