to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(present) head of a family
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
instead; but (on the other hand)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
outside of one's area of expertise
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
wherein; therein; thereinto
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
drinking party; banquet; feast
study; library; den; home office; reading room
family physician; family doctor
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to fight to the bitter end
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wild chrysanthemum; aster
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)