even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
place; position; location; position; standing; status
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
woman; female; feminine gender
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
prayer (for something); supplication
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom