papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
company fortunes; future of a company
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
alone; unaided; away from home
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
being too late; losing one's final chance
life-prolonging treatment
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
final stage; terminal stage