this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
one's own child; one's own children
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
speech and conduct; words and deeds
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
all (there is); as long as there is
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one's later years; final years (in life)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
true character; true heart; true spirit
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed