sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
direct descent; direct line
heir; inheritor; successor
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be smeared; to be covered
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
the scruff or nape of the neck
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
two times; twice; two degrees
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning