skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
parent-child relationship
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
stifled (laughter); simmering
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
senior; elder; person older than oneself
major subject; special study
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
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disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to indicate; to show; to point to
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to support each other; to support one another
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
natural calamity; disaster
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
share (in a company); stock
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)