to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to have a hard time of it
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
health; healthy; sound; fit
self-defense; self-defence
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to pass (of time); to elapse
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended