deathbed; dying hour; one's death
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
all-night vigil over a body; wake
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't you think?; indicates question
notebook; account book; register
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
should; must; -able; probably; likely
beforehand; in advance; previously
second marriage; remarriage
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
admiration; being impressed (by)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
one's course; one's path; one's road
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to carry; to bring (to a place)
for a while; for some time; for a period