bright; intelligent; clever; smart
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
straight-laced person; stubborn person
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be away from home; to be out of the house
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to like; to love; to be fond of
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to be worried; to be troubled