parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
otherwise; or else; if not
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
like this; in this way; as you see
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
deceiving; cheating; fooling
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
on countless occasions; many a time
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
troubled times; turbulent times
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck