will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
older sister; elder sister
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to have a talk; to tell a story
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
vocal sound; tone of voice
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)