to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
softly; mildly; gently; politely
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
being adopted into the family of one's bride
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
tacit; unspoken; implicit
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
it hasn't been long since
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
health management; health maintenance; health care
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
corruption prevention; antisepsis; antiseptic
food storage; provision store; pantry
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to put into the mouth; to eat