to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to translate; to interpret
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all present; all concerned; all of us
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
rather; better; instead; if anything
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
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)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
each; (arch.) you (plural)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building