firstborn; first child; eldest child
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
succession to headship of a family
quietly; slowly; gracefully
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
way one walks; one's walk
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
father and mother; parents
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
belongings; appendage; accessory
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
retainer; attendant; escort
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
this family; our family; this house; we
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
dissolution of the zaibatsu (during the US occupation of Japan)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member