prayer (for something); supplication
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
true character; real nature
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to thrust down; to push off
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
blow; shock; strike; batting
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
don't you think?; indicates question
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling