to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
related to; in relation to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
first-grade tea (first picking)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
OK; sure; certainly; no problem
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
playing a part in one's own play, film, etc.; directing one's own play, film, etc.
the reason is ...; it is because ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
deliberation; discussion; consideration
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
kind; sort; species; species