adopted daughter; foster daughter
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
based on; on the basis of
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
attendance; presence; appearance
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
living together; coexistence
to turn against; to become an enemy
neat (personal appearance); tidy
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
last position; previous job; predecessor
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be main; to be principal; to be important
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
according to plan; as planned; on target
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to hand over; to turn over; to cede