measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
fine weather; fair weather
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
remembrance; recollection; recognition
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
speech; expression; wording; language
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
crops; agricultural produce
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
relatively; comparatively
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
trouble; distress; sorrow
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery