mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
all night; throughout the night
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
position; opening; employment
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
ringing; throbbing violently
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly