privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
such; like that; in that way
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
vexing; irritating; impatient
considerably; greatly; a lot
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to overdo; to do too much
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
maintaining the status quo
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
having children; attempting to conceive
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
false pregnancy; pseudocyesis
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
and yet; despite (all) that
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
head of a sleeping person
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
how; in what way; circumstances
written oath; covenant; pledge
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart