entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
international romantic relationship
touching; moving; painful
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
redoing; doing over again
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest