pregnancy; conception; gestation
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
failure; mistake; blunder
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
event; phenomenon; matter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
bento; Japanese box lunch
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to tumble down; to roll down
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
under the staircase; understairs