the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
lately; recently; nowadays
here and there; everywhere
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to come and go; to go back and forth
active; dynamic; energetic
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
reduction by half; halving
to entrust; to leave to a person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable