good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
sons and daughters; children; girl
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
first year of high school; first-year high school student
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
weird; disgusting; sickening
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
body and soul; mind and body
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to mix; to stir; to blend
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
time (three times, each time, etc.); times