suffix for familiar person
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
beyond this point; from now on; after this
door; gate; opening; title page
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
inside; interior; inner part
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
hostility; animosity; enmity
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be able (to); to be possible (to)