hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to subsist; to keep on living
fate; destiny; predestination
only; merely; but; no more than
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to run about; to rush about
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in