single parent; one parent
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
how many years; how long; what year
Nagano (city, prefecture)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sleepover; overnight stay
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
action of making something; -ification
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
indeed; really; truly; very much
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feel; to sense; to experience
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability