is it?; isn't it?; be; is
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
rikka; formal style of ikebana
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
one's own child; one's own children
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
wedding ring; wedding band
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
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
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
like this; this sort; this way
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
conviction; belief; confidence
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit