mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to make a speech; to address
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
very young; little; childish; immature
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
indicate reason; infers some protest
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beginning; outset; first; onset
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to serve; to work for; to attend
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
so; like this; in this way