wet nurse; nursing mother
title; heading; article; benevolence; friendly feeling
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
is something that; is that which
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ring; band; ring; circum-
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to look after (often medically); to take care of
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
spare time; free time; leisure
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to bring; to take; to bring about
huge rock; massive boulder