doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
family; members of a family
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to apologize; to apologise
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble