strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
with these words; while saying
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to detain; to check; to restrain
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to chase; to run after; to pursue
link; directory entry; rink
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to mark the end; to spell the end
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to face on; to look out on to
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
crops; agricultural produce