imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
have a good day; take care; see you
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't you think?; indicates question
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
now; the present time; just now; another; more
land near a castle; castle town
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to feel; to sense; to experience
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to be reminded of; to call to mind
one of these days; someday; one day
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
letter; missive; note; mail
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh