to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
quietly; slowly; gracefully
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
love; attachment; adoration
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
labor; labour; toil; hardship
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
retention; maintenance; preservation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to come from; to have roots in