close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
one life; one's life; one order; one command
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
ingredient; component; composition
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane