love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be pregnant; to be with child
plum blossoms (as a harbinger of spring)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
mental; spiritual; emotional
near oneself; close to one; familiar
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
composite; combined; complex
(physical) growth; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
discipline; training; teaching manners
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
usual practice; custom; common usage
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
preparation; arrangements
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
movements; sitting and standing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)