taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
ability to make plans; planning ability
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(for the) first time in one's life
having a garden; with a garden
large size (e.g. large portion, etc.)
upper part; upper region; region above
patting; stroking; caressing
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
one's nearest neighbors; houses in one's immediate neighborhood; (lit.) the three houses across the street and the two houses on either side of one's house
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)