parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
form; shape; figure; visage
that's the way it is; such is life
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
selection; choice; option
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
line; queue; procession; matrix
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to look around; to survey
being somewhat excited (agitated)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China