attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
great-grandmother; great-grandma
going to the United States
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
last ray of hope; only hope
one's own child; one's own children
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to subsist; to keep on living
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
outward appearance; looks
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
in terms of; from the point of view of
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)