to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in comparison to; rather than
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
gem; jewel; precious stone
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
elopement; running away with a lover
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law