circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(someone else's) child; child; kid
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
how; in what way; how about; questionable
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
so; like this; in this way
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sick person; patient; invalid
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wounded person; injured person
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till