top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to be appointed to a rank
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
foundation stone; cornerstone
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
to speak ill of; to disparage
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
silence; stillness; quietness
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to be excited; to be elated
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
German shepherd (dog breed); Alsatian; shepherd
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree