to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to become decrepit; to become senile
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
ruler; monarch; sovereign
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
admiration; being impressed (by)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
great numbers; numerical superiority