to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one's house; one's home; one's family
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
twice; again; second time
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
shoji (paper sliding door)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
originally; by nature; from the start
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum