pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to die; (lit.) to become earth
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to feel oneself indebted to
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
being of one mind; acting in one accord; behaving in perfect harmony
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about; to be vexed
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
very young; little; childish; immature
plainly; clearly; vividly
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to take; to catch; to capture
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
older brother and younger sister
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood