to hold the purse strings
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
(having) life-and-death power (over)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to awake from one's sleep
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
government office; public office
reading aloud; recitation
erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
a little bit; a little while
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of