infancy; childhood; tender age
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
preference; priority; precedence
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
invitation; introduction; temptation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be conspicuous; to stand out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
near oneself; close to one; familiar
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
festival; feast; carnival
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to concern; to be related
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad