adopted daughter; foster daughter
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to begin talking; to open up
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to have an idea; to have a clue
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
ceiling; sealing (compound, act of, etc.)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
your husband; her husband
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle