barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
February; second month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to recall; to remember; to recollect
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
anything and everything; just about everything
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
leaving everything up to someone else
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
every month; monthly; month by month
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
property; fortune; assets
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
trial; judgement; judgment
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry