joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
just one person; only one
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
though; notwithstanding; although
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
land near a castle; castle town
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
neck; head; dismissal; discharge