promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
private tutor; coach; governess
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
society; public; community; social studies
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
absorption; suction; attraction
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
intelligence operative; spy
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
respect and affection; love and respect
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to find fault with; to question
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
at a moment's notice; readily
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
orphan; person without friends
to subsist; to keep on living
home-schooling; studying at home
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order