stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
together; at the same time; same; identical
massing (of troops); gathering
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to fight to the bitter end
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
ignorant of the ways of the world
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no matter how much time passes
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
older sister and younger brother
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
speech and conduct; words and deeds
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)