large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
relatively; comparatively
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one's house; one's home; one's family
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
money to see one over the New Year period
to disperse; to take a castle
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
Japanese person; Japanese people
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to incur someone's enmity