falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
relation; connection; affinity
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(full) name; family name and given name
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
approximate age; age range
next; secondly; subsequently
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag