parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
water trough; track pan; boat transporting water (esp. drinking water); water boat; waterlogged boat; coffin
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
after that (a substantive change occurred)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal