birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
unwanted child; shunned child
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
one day; (on) a certain day
employer's house; master's house
very young; little; childish; immature
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
of course; certainly; naturally
family; relatives; dependents; household
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
just because; even if; even though
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fox with supernatural powers
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake