instead; but (on the other hand)
life; living; I; me; student
blood relationship; blood relative
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
this family; we; this house
disinheritance; disowning
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
heir; inheritor; successor
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
rather; sooner; preferably
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
somewhere to go; place to go
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable