to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
distrust; unjust suspicion
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
store; reserve; stock; savings
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
moment by moment; hour by hour
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
rich person; wealthy person
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
settlement; solution; resolution
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)