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thick voice

to become pregnant

cradle

to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)

barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)

shopping basket

laundry basket

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple

retreat; off-site meeting

hibernation

staying indoors during winter

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted

to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance

palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer

ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

nesting; hibernation

Colloquial; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

shutting oneself in at home; staying at home

(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery

strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)

wicker basket; wickerwork basket

interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace

hanging lantern

from the cradle to the grave

to shut in; to confine; to surround

to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors

dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket

to talk down; to argue down