support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
next generation; future generation
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails
flexible (person); open-minded
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
overheating; overexcitement
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
carefree; free from worry
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
script; screenplay; scenario
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
so what!; who gives a damn?
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
mortuary makeup; funeral makeup
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of