mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
common people; ordinary people; masses
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
commitment; pledge; promise
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
about; concerning; related to; -ish
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
above-mentioned; above-named; above
hostility; antagonism; opposition
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
simple honesty; tactless frankness
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)