to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
this occasion; at this time; now
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; bother; annoyance
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
source of revenue; financial supporter
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
actor; actress; player; performer
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail