to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
society; public; community; social studies
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
inexpert or untrained eyes
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
back seat (of a car); rear seat
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
have a good day; take care; see you
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
illegitimate child; secret love child
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sisterly love; affection between sisters
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to raise one's voice; to shout
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
genuine; authentic; true; real
cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets