early (days); initial stage; initial
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
being left out; being ostracized
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
everyday life; daily life
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
government office; public office
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
and; thereupon; because of that
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mysterious power of words to alter reality
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
established (certain) fact