happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
a few years ago; some years back
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
the same generation; coeval
the opposite sex; isomerism
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
Buddhist memorial service
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the times; the world; society