three; three years of age
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
just because; even if; even though
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess