happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
godparents; foster parents
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
large amount of money; great cost
headship of a family; family property
throwaway; disposable; single-use
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
older brother and younger sister
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
it's no joke; gimme a break!
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
hastily made; improvised preparation
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
desperately; for one's dear life
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
hostile party; enemy side
to split; to be split; to splinter
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)