to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to rise; to erect; to get up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
clanging; empty; deserted
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
box (built-in) for containing shutters
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
form; shape; figure; visage