desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
childbirth; delivery; confinement
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
gradually; slowly but steadily
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to be perturbed; to be agitated
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
particularly; only; in the case of