duty; obligation; responsibility
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
older sister; elder sister
respect and affection; love and respect
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
home; household; family; hearth
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?