superstition; superstitious belief
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
woman; female; feminine gender
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
woman who has borne only male children
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
woman who has produced only daughters
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
society; public; community; social studies
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
nothing but; none other than
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
murder; killing; murderer
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
older sister; elder sister
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if it is the case that ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly