childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(one acting as a) foster parent
to miss a chance; to fail to do
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
flying column; detached force
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)