to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
release; liberation; acquittal
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to revere; to respect; to worship
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
formal marriage interview
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
property; fortune; means; assets
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names