ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
second marriage; remarriage
one's real father; natural father; biological father
pregnancy; conception; gestation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(not) even once; (not) ever
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
Japanese person; Japanese people
un-Japanese in appearance or character
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by means of; due to; because of; according to
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter