eagerly; earnestly; ardently
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to care for someone; to look after someone
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
famous garden; fine garden
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to turn completely into; to become completely
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
hank; skein; reel; reeled thread
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk