mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
rikka; formal style of ikebana
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)