true character; true heart; true spirit
to cease; to stop; to be over
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
if so; in that case; in that situation
how long; how much; to what extent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
blood relationship; blood relative
long slits (esp. of eyes)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly