to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
imperial court; royal court
to become better; to improve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
narrow; cramped; small-sized
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
work; business; company; study
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
while; even though; despite
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
barrier; checkpoint; checking station