to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for