but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
beginning; outset; first; onset
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
in search of; in order to look for
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
older sister and younger brother
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to entrust; to leave to a person
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)