even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
sentiment; sentimentality
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to become better; to improve
maintaining the status quo
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
such; this sort of; like this
father; dad; husband; you; he
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to be born; to come into the world
sublime; noble; high-minded
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
having children; attempting to conceive
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship