may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to walk away; to saunter off
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
retreating figure; appearance from behind
drenched; soaked; romantically
to chase; to run after; to pursue
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
plump; with a thud; heavily
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement