water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
carelessly; inattentively
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
my husband; one's family; family member
square; formal; prim; stuffy
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in that way; like that; that way
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary