to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
working adult; full-fledged member of society
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
until now; so far; up to the present
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
don't worry; there's no need to worry
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance