master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
to tell all; to give a full account
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
mature woman; middle-aged woman
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to take; to catch; to capture
cold country; cold region
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
small typhoon; midget typhoon
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
companion; company; tritagonist
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
evangelist; evangelistic worker
religious painting; religious picture
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
one cause; one reason; one factor