construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
belief; faith; conviction
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be able to manage somehow or another
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
new leaves; fresh verdure
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unique thing; best on earth
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
untonsured (monk or priest or nun)
advance; moving forward; progress
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to quit one's job; to resign
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
origin; beginning; source; rise
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
guardian; protector; patron; parent
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
biological younger brother
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
company director; board member