wife and children; (arch.) wife
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to dye; to colour; to color
agricultural community; farm village; rural
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
inside one's heart; in one's mind
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to die; to lay down life's burden
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs