to be born; to come into the world
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
height (of body); stature
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to throw into; to toss into
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
taste; liking; preference
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash