patience; endurance; perseverance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(how) many times; (how) often
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
one parent; single parent
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
almost every day; almost daily
older sister; elder sister
another prefecture; other prefectures
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
toxin; poisonous substance
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less