breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
close; intimate; on good terms
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
besides; in addition; also; moreover
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
compensating; making up for; supplementation
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to lean against; to set against
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
next; following; subsequent; stage; station