muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
world; society; people; the public
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
self-torturing; masochistic
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
hard worker; hardworking person
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
compassionate; sympathetic
businessman; industrialist
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
unexpected meeting; coincidence
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to fall on one's backside
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)