weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
high-quality Japanese paper
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
no matter how much time passes
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
father and mother; parents
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
danger; peril; hazard; risk
forty-ninth day after a person's death