to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
health; healthy; sound; fit
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
personality; character; individuality; personhood
at a moment's notice; readily
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
leaving everything up to someone else
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
being adopted into the family of one's bride
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to watch over; to watch attentively