mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
mother goddess; earth goddess
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
how dare ...; how could ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to approach; to draw near
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe