to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
regional governor in ancient China
young girl; lass; adolescent female
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
expression; presentation; representation; notation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to push aside; to brush aside
birth; creation; formation
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
body and soul; mind and body
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
fifth day of the month; five days
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
without cause; without reason
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
saltpan; field for drying salt
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
alternately; in succession
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
first meeting; first interview with
very young; little; childish; immature