family; members of a family
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
master; teacher; stable master
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
the opposite sex; isomerism
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
in the hospital; hospitalized
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
corridor; hallway; passageway
to become better; to improve
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness