to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
leader; guide; mentor; coach
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
adoration; admiration; devotion
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
wintertime; winter season
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
bill; account; invoice; information request form
excluding tax (of a price); not including tax; before tax
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness