serious; severe; grave; acute
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.); to sing noisily
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
on the occasion of; at the time of
sports ground; sports oval
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
fortune-telling; divination
light and darkness; light and shade
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
tucking up the hem of one's garments
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
have a good day; take care; see you