profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
moonrise; rise of the Moon
middle period; medium-term
intensification; aggravation
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(not) even once; (not) ever
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
4th day of the month; four days
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
information; news; report; reward; retribution
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
anxiety (about the future)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
just right (time, size, length, etc.)