heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
ceremony fitting child with a hakama
first time; first; initial
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
female assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)
wet nurse; nursing mother
first hot bath on New Year's Day
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
Emperor Hanzei; Hanzei Tenno
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking