to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
food and drink; eating and drinking
fee; charge; rate; material
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
(arch.) Lord (title of respect for nobility, etc.); Sukune (third highest of the eight hereditary titles)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
article; news story; report; account
Emperor Richuu; Richuu Tenno
confusion; mixing; merger
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
manifestation (of a celestial being)
conservative without party affiliation
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable