(someone else's) parents; both parents
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to make a speech; to address
independence from parents
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
best regards; please take care of; please do
none of your business; not your concern
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
sender; consignor; remitter
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
small vase for one or two flowers; flower arrangement of one or two flowers
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
nurse call button; calling a nurse