to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
unwise plan; bad policy; inexpediency
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
planned; scheduled; systematic
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need