mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
common people; ordinary people; masses
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
in that way; like that; that way
pride; boast; credit (to)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
at the window; by the window; next to the window
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action