to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
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
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
same family (race, tribe)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
although I say; although one might say; although called
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
other (esp. people and abstract matters)