body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stiffen; to become stiff
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
large saw; framed pit saw
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to employ; to hire; to charter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
finally; barely; only just; gradually
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to breathe while sleeping
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
beforehand; in advance; previously
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt