imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
restoration; repair; mending
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to have a talk; to tell a story
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to lie down; to throw oneself down
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
different thing; another question; different case
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
sons and daughters; children; girl
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations