to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be born; to come into the world
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to make a speech; to address
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
greeting; a fine thing to say
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sympathy; empathy; response
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
being left out; being ostracized
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
ardent; passionate; vehement
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)