husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
proposal; offer; request; application
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
watchful waiting; careful supervision
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
and yet; though; when; in spite of
motherland; fatherland; native country
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling