to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
one's own child; one's own children
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to speak; to hear a voice
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to rush over; to run up to
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wheat straw; barley straw
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
depending on; dependent on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to entertain; to make welcome
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to relax; to feel at home
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat