creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
married woman; woman; lady
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
capable of anything; liable to do
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
condensed milk; Soviet Union
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
setting off (on a trip); departure
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base