component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
will not do; do not; does not
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!