attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to teach; to take a teaching job
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
being very busy; busyness
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship