to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to crumble away; to collapse
second marriage; remarriage
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
periodic; regular; routine
elder sister; effeminate man
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
older sister; elder sister
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
useless; vain; aimless; idle
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
outward appearance; apparent
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)