irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; first name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
father; dad; husband; you; he
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I see; that's right; indeed
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
even if ...; even supposing that ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
elopement; running away with a lover
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to subsist; to keep on living
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
woman; female; feminine gender