you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(not) so much; (not) that much
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to become better; to improve
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
rather; sooner; preferably
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
healthy; sound; wholesome
samurai attached to a daimyo
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
without; but if; otherwise; or else
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
using one's arm for a pillow
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)