wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
yearned for; longed for; missed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy