somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
(another's) child; child; kid
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
maid; helper; help; assistance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
small; fine; detailed; stingy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)