calamity; disaster; accident
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in comparison to; rather than
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
popular name; common name; given name
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted