to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
retention; maintenance; preservation
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
family structure; family composition; family makeup
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to work hard; to work diligently
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
agricultural land; farmland
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
no matter how much time passes
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse