to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to die by drowning; to drown
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to some extent; to a certain extent
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sympathy; empathy; response
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to collect; to assemble; to gather
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to hate; to dislike; to loathe