to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
one-by-one; separately; in detail
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to cry and shout; to scream
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
darkened room; quiet room
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft