feigning ignorance; acting dumb
middle of the night; dead of night
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
door; gate; opening; title page
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
hard worker; hardworking person
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
incident; affair; happening; event
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
second marriage; remarriage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
anything and everything; just about everything
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of