waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
repentance; confession; penitence
seventh day of the month; seven days
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
just because; even if; even though
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
religious abstinence; purification
settlement; payment of account
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
every evening; every night
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at