several hundred million years
parental love or affection
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
being startled; getting a shock
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
not limited to; not just ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice