breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
fate; destiny; predestination
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to name; to call; to christen; to term
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
(religious) faith; belief; creed
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to repeat; to do over again
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis; to have trouble in one's lungs
hospitalization; hospitalisation
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia); round-leaf vitex