to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
senior; elder; person older than oneself
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
detached; aloof; indifferent
to explain adequately; to be accountable
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
infertility; sterility; barrenness
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
for use by children; for children
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
at the window; by the window; next to the window
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
height (of a person); stature
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
low table; table with very short legs
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...