to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
annual rate (of interest)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
celebrating recovery from illness
along the way; along the road
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
cardinal (Catholic church)
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
mountain range; mountain belt
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
number; number plate; license plate
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
your highness; your grace; your eminence
main temple building; nave
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth