health management; health maintenance; health care
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
directly opposite; right in front
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
correspondence; exchange of letters
bamboo screen; rattan blind
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
on board a ship; aboard a ship
very busy (person or thing)
next term; next period; next version; next release
to be away from home; to be out of the house
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway