to go into labor; to go into labour
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
branch of languages (i.e. Italic languages as a subset of Indo-European languages)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
personal identification number; PIN; password number
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
central part; heart (of a city)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness