measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
in unison; as one; united
outside of; not covered by
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
childbirth; delivery; confinement
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
complications (in an illness)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to tower over the surroundings
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
large hospital; major hospital
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to fall off; to tumble down
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)