to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
Buddhist altar light; flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
to surface; to rise to the surface
stark naked body; nude body
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
without permission; without notice
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
what kind of business; what sort of matter
depending on; dependent on
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
condition; situation; prospects
complete change; about-face
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
cannot be helped; unavoidable
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
still better; even better