hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
belief; faith; conviction
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
complete change; about-face
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
shyness; bashfulness; shame
next (day, morning, etc.); following
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
old poem (esp. waka); old song
consequence; outcome; result; blame
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
what is called; what they call; so-called
barren woman; sterile woman
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
one day; (on) a certain day
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to hide; to keep to oneself