to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
expression of love; showing love
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
frame; framework; outline
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to be exhausted; to be tired out
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
over-fond parent; doting parent
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
one's own child; one's own children
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
sincere; earnest; serious
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
official business; public business
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to worry about the future
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
around the clock; day and night
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
how can (one) do something
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk