to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
at first; in the beginning; originally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in a little bit; after a short while
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
(arch.) wild boar; infant wild boar; pig
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
that is to say; so that means
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
best regards; please take care of; please do
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
society; public; community; social studies
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to be smeared; to be covered
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cystitis; inflammation of the bladder
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic