happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
early on; earlier on; from early
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
this family; we; this house
the same style; same school; common origin
kind-hearted; benevolence
kindness; largeheartedness
rare; extraordinary; singular
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
friendship; amity; companionship
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
yoke; constraints; oppression
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
dangerous situation; perilous position; (lit.) pile of eggs
on the way back; returning
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
incidentally; at the same time
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into