conifer; needle-leaved tree
to part left and right; to open out
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
white makeup powder; (face) powder
incessant working; working non-stop
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
this and that; one thing or another
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
endurance; perseverance; patience
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
descending a mountain; descent
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
(short) rest; breather; break
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
elopement; running away with a lover