resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to concern; to be related
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
hegemony; leadership; initiative
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
if it is the case that ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to graduate from a university
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
due form; official; formality
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
much less; to say nothing of