to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reading aloud; recitation
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
ignorant of the ways of the world
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
dullard; indecisive person
regret; repentance; remorse
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
interruption; suspension; break
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
runaway horse; galloping horse
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod