to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to subsist; to keep on living
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
family; relatives; dependents; household
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
complete; whole; perfect; safe
many; a lot; much; multitude
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
results; record; grades; marks
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age