肉親
blood relative; close family member
→ He has no one he can call a blood relative.
おやじ
dad; old man
→ My dad is stubborn, but he's kind.
お袋
mom; mother
→ I miss the taste of my mother's cooking.
義理の父母
parents-in-law; non-biological parents
→ Living with one's parents-in-law requires a lot of consideration.
義父
father-in-law; adoptive/stepfather
→ My father-in-law is very kind and feels like a real father.
義母
mother-in-law; adoptive/stepmother
→ On weekends, I go shopping with my mother-in-law.
配偶者
spouse
→ Please enter your spouse's full name on the form.
お婿さん
son-in-law; bridegroom
→ My daughter married a kind man and looks very happy.
お嫁さん
daughter-in-law; bride
→ My older brother's wife is very good at cooking.
妻子
wife and children
→ He works hard to support his wife and children.
養う
support; provide for; nurture
→ Supporting a family is hard, but rewarding.
家庭を築く
build a family; create a home
→ In the future, I want to build a happy and cheerful family.
円満
harmonious; amicable
→ He and his wife have a very harmonious marriage, which is enviable.
和やか
friendly; peaceful; cordial
→ The meeting proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.
先代
predecessor; previous generation
→ The flavor of this shop has been passed down from the previous generation.
亡くなる
pass away; die
→ My grandfather passed away last spring.
旧知の仲
old acquaintances; long-standing relationship
→ I've known him for a long time, so I can talk to him about anything.
旧友
old friend
→ I reunited with an old friend at a class reunion after ten years.
幼なじみ
childhood friend
→ She and I have been childhood friends since kindergarten.
ライバル同士
rivals; rivals of each other
→ They push each other to improve as good rivals.
同志
comrade; like-minded companion
→ He is a comrade who overcame hardships together with me.
上下関係
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship
→ Japanese companies tend to have strict hierarchical relationships.
師弟
master and disciple; teacher and student
→ The two are bound by a bond that goes beyond a teacher-disciple relationship.
師匠
master; mentor
→ He is regarded as a master in this field.
弟子
disciple; apprentice
→ He became a disciple of a famous painter.
恩師
respected former teacher; mentor
→ Even after graduating, I will never forget my gratitude to my former teacher.
教え子
former student; pupil
→ I'm happy to see my former student grow into a fine adult.
側近
close aide; confidant
→ He is a close aide who works as the president's right-hand man.
家族ぐるみ
as whole families; family-to-family
→ Our family and the neighbors' family are close as whole families.
十年来
for the past ten years; for ten years
→ He and I have been close friends for ten years.
来賓
honored guest; distinguished guest
→ Allow me to introduce our distinguished guests.
もてなす
entertain; receive hospitably
→ I entertained the guests with home-cooked food.
接待
business entertainment; hospitality
→ Tonight I have to entertain a business client.
慣習
custom; convention
→ Old customs still remain in this region.
しきたり
custom; traditional convention
→ The festival is held according to the village's traditional customs.
風習
custom; social practice
→ Wedding customs differ from country to country.
従う
follow; obey; comply with
→ It is only natural to follow company rules.
恋愛
romantic love; romance
→ They got married after a long relationship.
片思い
unrequited love; one-sided love
→ When I was in high school, I had an unrequited crush on an older student.
告白
confession; declaration of love
→ I gathered my courage and confessed my feelings to the person I like.
打ち明ける
confide; reveal; open up
→ I confided my worries to my best friend.
未練
lingering attachment; regret
→ I still have lingering feelings for my ex-boyfriend.
執着
attachment; obsession; fixation
→ If you become too attached to material things, you cannot be happy.
異性
opposite sex; person of the opposite sex
→ I go out to eat alone with a friend of the opposite sex.
もてる
be popular with the opposite sex; be attractive
→ He is kind and handsome, so he is very popular with women.
浮気
cheating; infidelity; flirtation
→ I got divorced because of my husband's infidelity.
心が弾む
feel excited; one's heart leaps
→ Thinking about the trip starting tomorrow makes me excited.
過去を引きずる
be unable to let go of the past; drag the past along
→ If you keep dwelling on the past, you won't be able to move forward.
気持ちを切り替える
change one's mindset; reset emotionally; move on
→ Let's put the failure behind us, reset our mindset, and keep trying.
