babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
family; relatives; dependents; household
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to order; to command; to appoint
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
love affair; love relationship
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one's own child; one's own children
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
leader; authority; mainstay
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
again and again; repeatedly
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture