The mother of the Nohara family. She is a typical housewife of post-war Japan, engaging in cleaning, laundering, cooking, sewing, mothering, and lounging, all with varying degrees of success. While she is a caring and nurturing individual at heart, her positive traits are frequently overshadowed by her numerous flaws. A paragon of hypocrisy, she issues irrevocable edicts to her husband and children, only to hesitate not in breaking them the moment they are out of her sight. She administers brutal punishment to her husband, son, and, on rare occasions, her year-old daughter whenever they disobey her. While she spends as little as possible on the less-essential needs of her husband and son, she loves to splurge on Himawari and herself, though she is noted to have instances of great generosity. She is the source of boundless diet and savings plans, all of which fail within the first week. For example, she is prone to immediately partake in bargain sales when she sees them, thinking she is saving the family money. However, she buys in extreme quantities, which defeats the purpose. Additionally, she secretly hoards money for her own personal use.
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