disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
name; given name; first name
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
custom; habit; customary practice
to order; to command; to appoint
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
at your own discretion; as you see fit
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
clearing one's throat; cough
to know (a person); to think
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to leave as is; to ignore
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
while; during; while; although; all; both
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
near; nearby; not far off
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
profitable plan; good plan