brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
general; popular; common; typical
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hoarse voice; husky voice
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to hand over; to surrender
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
slight; thin; on the weak side
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ten; 10; ten years of age
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be born; to come into the world
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
competition; rivalry; something worth doing