to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
poor physical health; bad shape
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
God; god; ace; king; superior person
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to gain weight; to put on weight
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)