everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to fall ill; to be taken ill
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
father; dad; husband; you; he
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
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
understood; I see; OK; present; here
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
how; in what way; by what means
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
cooking; food preparation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)