prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
sales; selling; marketing
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
at that time; in those days
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bank; banking institution
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last