to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
whatever (the case may be)
to be faithful; to do one's duty
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
death in battle; death on the battlefield
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character