prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to check; to stop; to keep back
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dovecote; dovecot; pigeon house
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(another's) daughter; young lady
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to incur someone's enmity
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to fill (a glass) with water
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood