getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
duty; obligation; responsibility
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
even though; despite; when
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony