to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
something; some kind of; for some reason
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
river; stream; River; the ... river
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to stop walking; to pause
evening; early night hours
even though; despite; when
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
report; notification; registration
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ten-year-old; ten year old
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
school (of thought); sect
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)