to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
progress; advance; improvement; development
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
attractive body; nice-looking body
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Christmas Eve; holy night
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
sensual love; love affair
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
dream for the future; hopes for the future
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
side effect; adverse reaction
menarche; first menstruation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
craving; longing; thirsting
illegitimate child; secret love child
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
to establish; to formulate
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied