to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to badger; to pester; to beg
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to cause someone to worry
spiritual awakening; resolution
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)