careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
school education; formal education
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
past forty; following right course
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
being settled; coming to a conclusion
deep sleep; sleep soundly
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
double; twice (as much); twofold
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
in high spirits; excited; energetic