to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
inconvenience; hard living
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
edge; relative; relations; border
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
marriage ceremony; wedding
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
young person; youth; young
every person; each one; everybody
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
walking around at night; night travel; night train
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
downward tendency; decay; decline
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
broth made of fish and vegetables
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan