lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wet nurse; nursing mother
to employ; to hire; to charter
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
leaving everything up to someone else
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
living alone; solitude; solitary life
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
when it becomes; when it comes to