stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
discipline; training; teaching manners
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
amigurumi; knitted or crocheted stuffed toy
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
existence; being; life; survival
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
three days and three nights
to weep the night away; to cry all night long
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
battlefield; battleground
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
home; household; family; hearth
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated