father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
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; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
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 (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
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 bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
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; close friend
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...