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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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series

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afterword; postscript

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to survive; to continue living; to escape death

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half a year; six months

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three; three years of age

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close; intimate; on good terms

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twins; twin

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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east

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to build a house

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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to leave space (between)

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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to enjoy (oneself)

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child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging

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Kuon

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waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

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vigorous; healthy; sound

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

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completely relying on others

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literally; to the letter; literal

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suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly

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matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

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attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor

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having a medical examination; seeing a doctor

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(hospital) ward

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decision; determination

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summer cold (illness); summer flu

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purse; handbag; wallet

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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birth; creation; formation

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