homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to burn with combativeness
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
woman; lady; adult female
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
only recently; just of late
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
even more; still more; further
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
heartstrings; innermost soul
to have a meal; to take a meal
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to ask for too much; to expect too much
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to feel inferior; to feel small