slight; insignificant; small
personal; individual; private
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
for the first time in one's life
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to be born; to come into this world
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
some people; a few people; several people
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
brothers and sisters; siblings
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(your) daughter; young woman
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to become misty; to become hazy
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set