front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
indeed; really; truly; very much
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
close; intimate; on good terms
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
self-torturing; masochistic
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
parental authority; parental rights; custody
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
bluff; false show of power; bold front
-less; lacking; non-existing
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
department store; department
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...