to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
character written in a cursive style
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
appendectomy; appendisectomy; appendicectomy
monetary; financial; pecuniary
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
few decades; many decades; several decades
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
registered mail for the purpose of sending money
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to be fated; to be linked by fate
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
residing; living; dwelling
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
Japan Sinks (1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu)