deceased father; late father
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
frequent; densely packed; thick
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
distress; wretched condition
one way or the other; either way
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
intelligence; discernment
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
banknote; bill; note; paper money
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be boiled; to be cooked
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
open; public; official; overt
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
future (usually near); prospects
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
interference; intervention; meddling
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)