a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
journey; route of a journey
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to be found; to be discovered
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
desperation; struggle to the death
perfect; complete; flawless
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
explanation; interpretation
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation