with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
employer's house; master's house
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
looking tipsy; seeming drunk
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
life; living; I; me; student
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced