to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
resentment; indignation; anger
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
being argued into silence; being left speechless
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
considerably; fairly; quite
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
again; once more; a second time
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
fate; destiny; predestination
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
the other day; some time ago; recently
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored