to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
standing tall; towering; soaring
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
sensual love; love affair
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
in the face of; in defiance of
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
sense of duty (obligation)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
businesslike; professional
forgetting; lapse of memory
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to wander; to roam from place to place
eating; bite (in fishing)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to begin some form of lifestyle
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story