to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
being very busy; busyness
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
company fortunes; future of a company
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
alone; unaided; away from home
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation