branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
repeatedly; several times; many times
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
three; three years of age
plant having four leaves on one stalk
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
my husband; one's family; family member
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet