expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
person from the Kansai region
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to take flight; to disappear
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by