to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
(period of) a year; during an era
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
conviction; belief; confidence
my husband; one's family; family member
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to accept; to receive; to agree
place; room; margin; scope
to some extent; to a certain extent
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
older sister and younger brother
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
proud; having a prominent nose
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
(a) little; somewhat; somehow