wife and children; (arch.) wife
parents and siblings; one's relatives
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
you can never be too careful
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
circuit track; circular course
east, west, south and north
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
association; union; guild
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
price increase; rise in price
price decline; fall in price
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
synchronization; synchronized swimming
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to take turns; to mingle together
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect