pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
un-; non-; negative prefix
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
birth; creation; formation
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
first generation; founder