to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
health; healthy; sound; fit
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
delicate health; fragile health
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
marriage ceremony; wedding
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
celebratory banquet; feast
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
consummation of a marriage
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
action of making something; -ification
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to order; to command; to appoint