to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
unmarried; not yet married
pregnancy; conception; gestation
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
how long; how much; to what extent
failure; mistake; blunder
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the world in general; society; convention
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
composed expression; clear face
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
with a start; with a jump