intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
how many years; how long; what year
arm; skill; efforts; ability
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
older sister; elder sister
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case