irritation; annoyance; frustration
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
senility; dotage; decrepitude
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
extravagant; wasteful of money
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one's house; one's home; one's family
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
coincident with; while; simultaneously
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
divorce; dissolution of adoption
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services