one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gender; distinction of sex; sex
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to change; to change into; to become
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
third day of the month; three days
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
physical law; laws of physics
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out