to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
huge rock; massive boulder
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to state; to express; to mention
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
extremely; terrifically; super
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents