guardian; protector; patron; parent
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
father; dad; husband; you; he
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
instruction in the ways of love
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
imposing stance; daunting pose
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
is never the case; has never happened
to have an idea; to have a clue
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
memory-making; making memories
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
bringing; taking; carrying
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
flour; meal; powder; dust
to mix; to stir; to blend
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)