(more) experienced mother
day after day; day by day
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
second generation; second; junior
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
chain; series; connection; linkage
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
then; well then; if so; in that case
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be infected; to be contagious
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
absentee ballot; absentee voting
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)