natural calamity; disaster
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
family a woman has married into
duty; function; office; mission; task
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such ... as; or some such
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")