meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
maid; helper; help; assistance
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
godparents; foster parents
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
there is nothing; having nothing
it's been a long time; long time no see
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry