to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
household economy; family finances
biological parent; real parent
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
like a part of the family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
three generations; three periods; third generation
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
growth period; period of rapid growth
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
a rival horse or candidate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
national holiday; festival day
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer