duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
carelessness; negligence; oversight
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
letter by letter; character by character
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
household economy; family finances
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
pressure; oppression; suppression
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)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
life in a foreign country; living abroad
unique; peculiar; special
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
wife and children; (arch.) wife
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen