painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indeed; really; truly; very much
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
go that far; to that extent
instead; but (on the other hand)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
and; thereupon; because of that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in this way; thus; such; uh...
younger people; future generations
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a Buddha; deceased person
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly