sympathy; compassion; pity
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to remain married for life
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
man; male; masculine gender
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
woman; female; feminine gender
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
20 years old; (arch.) twenty