person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; now; no longer; not any more
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
existence; being; presence
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
perfect; complete; flawless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
don't you think?; indicates question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill