parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
equality; uniformity; evenness
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to amuse oneself; to make merry
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
drinking party; get-together
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)