to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
impossible; unlikely; improbable
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
almost; roughly; approximately
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
notice; attention; observation
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
in person; personally; directly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
practice; practising; training; study
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be born; to come into this world
that day; the very same day
(brother and sister) born of a different mother