to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
without leaving any trace
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
calling by name; designation; nomination
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to force open; to push open
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)