weak stomach; non-stop diarrhea
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
postcard; memo; note; card
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
considerably; fairly; quite
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
family; relatives; dependents; household
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
family-oriented; familial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways