love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
to reason with (a person)
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
dialectic demonstration; display of skill in explanation
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
nonprofit organization; NPO
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
living by oneself; living alone
groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
the treasure that is children; child
delicate health; fragile health
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
to be blissful; to be very happy
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to raise somebody's spirits; to enhance a mood
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
to send a person on an errand
system of government; government structure
death during sexual intercourse
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular