filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to shake off; to throw off
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
human intellect; knowledge
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
somehow; for some reason or other
incident; affair; happening; event
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
superstition; superstitious belief
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
regret; repentance; remorse
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to chase; to run after; to pursue
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information