conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one's younger days; when one was young
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
how long; how far; how much
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple