along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
infant; baby; little child
charge; grounds; suspicion
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
Island; insula; island; islet
district; section; sector
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
free and easy; frank; openhearted; relaxed
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
wet nurse; nursing mother
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
large number (of); many; majority
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
woman; female; feminine gender
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival