troubled face; worried expression
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
major leaguer; major league player
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to freeze; to refrigerate
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
I can't die and leave things this way
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck