durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
older brother; elder brother
boy; son; baby boy; young man
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
for the first time in one's life
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
of all things (days, etc.)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
with these words; while saying
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men