large family; extended family
closing of a school; closed school
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
un-Japanese in appearance or character
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
droopy (e.g. of skin); drooping
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...