to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
being fond of children; person fond of children
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
infertility; sterility; barrenness
to become a thing of the past
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
at that time; in those days
just because; even if; even though
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
simply; merely; only; solely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
how many years; how long; what year
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
infancy; childhood; tender age
memories; recollections; reminiscence
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
aggression; invasion; raid
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm