(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
while moving; on the move
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
God's will; Heaven's will
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
old friend; old acquaintance
back country; remote countryside
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to be infected; to be contagious
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
worldly affairs; ways of the world
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
act of mercy; helping another person
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
common people; ordinary people; masses
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
trade; business; occupation; profession; job