social life; social intercourse
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
on countless occasions; many a time
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
cold reception; inhospitality
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
comfort; consolation; diversion
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
understanding person; supporter
advocate; proponent; supporter
since one was born; (in) all one's life
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to begin talking; to open up
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to set a ladder up against
one's family; family member
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
pillar of fire; blazing column
to be sooty; to be stained