to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to smear with blood; to kill
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
directly; in person; firsthand
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
dry riverbed; river beach
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one (thing); one piece; one item
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)