parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
genius; prodigy; natural gift
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
indicate reason; infers some protest
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
my husband; one's family; family member
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
one's husband; one's wife
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
just past noon; afternoon
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like this; in this way; as you see
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
postcard; memo; note; card
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
manner of using one's hands
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
discovery; detection; finding
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income