belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
custom; habit; customary practice
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to be blessed with children
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicate reason; infers some protest
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
survival; survivor; relic
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
beyond that point; after that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after