my spouse; my wife; my husband
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
globular shape; spherical shape
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
accomplishment; execution
blood vessel; blood relationship
future years; in (one's) later years
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
lord of a manor; estate steward
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
founder; originator; pioneer
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; remains
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge