bolt from the blue; great surprise
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
heir; inheritor; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to support each other; to support one another
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form; designs and objects with a wavy pattern; sweet mochi cake
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
woman; female; feminine gender
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
birth; creation; formation
celebration for the completion of a project
the other day; some time ago; recently
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back