fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
to let out a cry; to shout
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
because; for; the reason why is ...
the other day; a few days ago
one's home country; one's homeland
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
country; territory; domain; realm
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
gentle; mild; meek; tender
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
before god; before an altar
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Siberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)