arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sincere; honest; faithful
advocate; proponent; supporter
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
support; backing; patronage
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
now that you say that; now that you mention it