Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
(one acting as a) foster parent
impossible to do (although wants to)
biological parent; real parent
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
descendant; posterity; offspring
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters