to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be ill; to suffer from
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
open veranda; open verandah
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
participation; joining; entry
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
to let out a cry; to shout
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
good-natured person; nice person
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story