self-affirmation; self-approval
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to gain strength; to increase ability
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to give the stamp of approval
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
real life; actual life; everyday life
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
endurance; perseverance; patience
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
new and old; incoming and outgoing
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
sisterly love; affection between sisters
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
by all means; at all costs
field; plain; prairie; moor
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short