to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to surround; to crowd around
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
cache; place to hide something