voluntary; optional; free; elective
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
how; in what way; circumstances
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
tenth day of the month; ten days
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
family; members of a family
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
waste of time; killing time
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
how long; how far; how much
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to fall off; to tumble down