porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
book; volume; this; present; main; head
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
though; notwithstanding; although
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
glorious achievement; distinguished service
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
foundation stone; cornerstone
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
man; male; masculine gender
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
remaining silent; keeping secret
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up