to imitate; to follow; to emulate
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
parting; separation; farewell
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
casting; cast-metal object
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly