to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to return a favor (favour); to repay
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be smeared; to be covered
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
scandal; deplorable event
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
outward appearance; apparent
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
should do; ought to do; must do
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
reassuring; stout-hearted; firm; courageous
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)