link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
under the influence of alcohol
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
time; hour; season; time of the year
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
morning and evening; all the time
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to press a question; to cross-examine
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer