to reach; to get to; to arrive at
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
family a woman has married into
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
resignation; acceptance; consolation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
companion; partner; spouse
order; sequence; procedure
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
spine; backbone; spinal column
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering