parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
independence; self-reliance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
discipline; training; teaching manners
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
observation; survey; watching
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)