to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
antiquity; the previous era
to recall; to remember; to recollect
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
so; like this; in this way
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)