pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
occasional; infrequent; rare
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now