at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
all you want; as much as one wants
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
beginning; outset; first; onset
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away