sons and daughters; children; girl
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
minimum; at the very least
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
originally; by nature; from the start
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
environment; circumstance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)