mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
nothing but; none other than
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
individual; private person; personal; private
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be conspicuous; to stand out
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
pregnancy; conception; gestation
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bolt from the blue; great surprise
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)