axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
soldier; combatant; warrior
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
class; heading; group; category
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
chief; main; principal; important
to shake one's head (in denial)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
does not; can not; will not
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
outside one's jurisdiction
to boost; to force up; to push up
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
unfortunately; regrettably
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
feelings; thoughts; meaning