man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
quarrel; dispute; argument
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
for today; for the time being
slope; slanting surface; bevel
spread; span; expanse; extent
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
fast walking; semi-jogging
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
company president; manager; director
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
receptionist; reception woman
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
pronunciation; production of sound
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
health; healthy; sound; fit
on the occasion of; at the time of
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be a matter of life or death
separate; special; another; separately
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
chilly; unpleasantly cold