birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
older sister; elder sister
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
nonchalant air; unruffled air
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation