to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to shut in; to confine; to contain
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove