1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to become possible; to become able to (do)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
living thing; living creature; animal; life
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
child's tear-stained face
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha