to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
also known as; also called
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
large family; extended family
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
social; societal; societary
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
disinheritance; disowning
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished