laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
this and that; such and such
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
early marriage; marrying young
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
choice; selection; option
sons and daughters; children; girl
to meddle (e.g. in a conversation); to butt in; to interfere; to interrupt
oppression; tyranny; despotism
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
good or bad luck; fortune
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
weather; fair weather; fine weather
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink