by means of; due to; because of; according to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
cooperation; collaboration
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
senior high school; high school
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
love of animals; animal loving
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
malicious; deliberately mean
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind