duty; function; office; mission; task
normal practice; proper practice
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
planting and harvesting; farming
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
enmity; antagonism; hostility
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
woman; lady; adult female
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
source; beginning; origin
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
relationships with the opposite sex
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding