rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to call in; to invite; to bring in
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
very young; little; childish; immature
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
one parent; single parent
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get between; to be caught in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to go along; to walk along; to follow