compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
wet nurse; nursing mother
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
mutual affection; mutual love
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
had better ...; had better not ...
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
seaweed used in making salt; anthology
indeed; really; truly; very much
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years