ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
seeming very ...; just like ...
material; substance; matter
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
country; territory; domain; realm
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
way; method; means; resource; course
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate