mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to smash; to break into pieces
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
selection; choice; picking out
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
presence; sitting with; being with
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
virgin; innocent young woman
year in, year out; always; 24-7
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
study; pursuit of knowledge
submersion; inundation; being flooded
stingy; cheap; very frugal