to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(medical) doctor; physician
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
pitching ability; counter for pitches
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to escape death; to be saved from death
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
repeatedly; several times; many times
rather; sooner; preferably
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to continue to do; to persist in doing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice