slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
in this way; thus; such; uh...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
son and heir; son who will succeed one
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(present) head of a family
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
my husband; one's family; family member
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name