high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
though; notwithstanding; although
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
regret; repentance; remorse
any more; any further; any better; any longer