firstborn; first child; eldest child
accession to the throne; enthronement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
never mind!; don't worry about it
with a friendly grin; smilingly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to grow up; to become an adult
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
carrying (child) under arm
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
not necessarily so; is not always true
one's own child; one's own children