powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
that year; same year; same age
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
go that far; to that extent
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to concern; to be related
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to face; to go towards; to head towards
copper plate; copperplate