to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
is something that; is that which
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
joint together; opposite; facing
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
silk damask; satin damask
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart