to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
mutually; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to state; to express; to mention
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
property; fortune; assets
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
participation; joining; entry; adherence