being good-for-nothing; useless person
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to stiffen; to become stiff
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
wet nurse; nursing mother
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
acquaintance; appreciative friend
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement