frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
moment by moment; hour by hour
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
these days; nowadays; recently
aforementioned; above-mentioned
one's house; one's home; one's family
first day of the month; the first of the month
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
how; in what way; I wonder
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to encamp; to take up positions
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
free translation; liberal translation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
over-fond parent; doting parent
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to publish a book; to put out a book
on the occasion of; at the time of
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session