laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interference; meddling; butting in
of all things (days, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
that; the matter in question
inside one's heart; in one's mind
how dare ...; how could ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
position; job; employment; opening
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
no, not like that (but like this)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
just one person; only one
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane