difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
handful; small amount; small number
military service; conscription
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to come from; to have roots in
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to be dried out; to be parched
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to drop; to let fall; to omit
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
enactment; establishment; creation
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
a Buddha; deceased person
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
generation; the world; the age
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally