most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
abandoned child; foundling
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
one's younger days; when one was young
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
family-oriented; familial
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
setting off (on a trip); departure
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
news of someone's death; obituary
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament