to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
hard struggle; strenuous effort
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
preparation; arrangements
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage