to reach; to get to; to arrive at
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
marriage ceremony; wedding
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
immediate follower (of the shogun)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to attempt; to test; to try out
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
birth; creation; formation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)