one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
second marriage; remarriage
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
interference; intervention; meddling
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to be nearing death; to be dying
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to find out; to discover; to detect