unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
meaning; significance; sense
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to indicate; to show; to point to
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
by means of; due to; because of; according to
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty