to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
curse; spell; malediction
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
personal appearance; character; personality
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
being adopted into the family of one's bride
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
divorce; dissolution of adoption
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
manner of walking; horse gait
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
room detached from main house
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine