blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
only the results matter; it's all about the results
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
autonomy; right of self-government
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
revival; restoration; resuscitation
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
precipice; cliff; flat head
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
confections; sweets; candy; cake
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful