cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
attendance; presence; appearance
to prostrate oneself before
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
occasional; infrequent; rare
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in advance; beforehand; previously
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
one stride; single stride; short distance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
turning sideways; landscape orientation
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
house; dwelling; human habitation
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to trample; to crush underfoot
to pay attention; to be watchful
each house; every house; many houses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)