to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one-year-old; one year old
at that time; in those days
young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to become pale; to turn pale
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
now that; since; so long as; because
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way