meditation; contemplation
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
in low spirits; dejected; sad
childcare leave; maternity leave
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
bacterium; bacteria; germ
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
viviparity; viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
history; pedigree; lineage
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to creep about; to crawl around
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to get between; to be caught in
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
waterfall; (arch.) rapids