to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to care for someone; to look after someone
older sister; elder sister
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
independence; self-reliance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to telephone; to make a phone call
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in this manner; in this way; like this
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty