to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
feeling keenly; fully realizing
corridor; hallway; passageway
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
age thirty; one's thirties
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
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.)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be blessed with children
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
Japanese-style confectionary store
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate