bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
first cry of a newborn baby
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
postpartum; after childbirth
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
ectogenesis; outside the body
use; utility; effect; benefit
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one's own child; one's own children
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sedge hat and straw rain cape
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to hand over; to surrender
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly