proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
witnessing; observing; sighting
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
older brother; elder brother
to take on a role; to take part
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
tenement house; row house
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
infant; baby; little child
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase