string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
remarkable; striking; obvious
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
reality; actuality; hard fact
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
one of these days; someday; one day
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
because of; owing to; due to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
very young; little; childish; immature
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
motherland; fatherland; native country
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
root; joint; base; crotch
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to grow up; to become an adult
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance