wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
since; henceforth; ever since
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
dinner (esp. a formal one)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
direct control; direct supervision
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
going around; patrol; round; tour
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
such; like that; that sort of
home environment; family environment
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)