to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
near; close; beside; third person
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bedside; near one's pillow
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)