temporary sewing; basting
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
postpartum; after childbirth
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
property; fortune; means; assets
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to escape from; to get out
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
attendance; presence; appearance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main