even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to bring up under one's personal care
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to flare up; to burst into flames
boarding house; school dormitory
piece; fragment; one (object)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to order; to command; to appoint
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
control one's desires; abstinence
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
it is not (like that) either
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ