adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
white lotus; purity; pure heart
letting (someone) die without helping
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
garden (esp. with trees); park
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
action; operation; effect; function
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong
eternal; unlimited; endless
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)