parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
for the first time in one's life
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
two by two; by twos; as a couple
Leo (constellation); the Lion
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with