cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
story; tale; talk; discussion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
way; method; means; resource; course
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
shopping; purchased goods
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to accept (something) with thanks
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
stealthily; secretly; in secret
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
family a woman has married into
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
feeling of a house or a room
to forget to say; to forget to mention
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...