health; healthy; sound; fit
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
imagination; supposition; guess
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
three generations; three periods; third generation
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
origin; beginning; source; rise
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at your own discretion; as you see fit
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality