until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
tradition; legend; folklore
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
contradiction; inconsistency
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be erected; to be built
face; looks; vestiges; trace
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
mid-year gift; summer gift
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
confections; sweets; candy; cake
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable