house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
until now; so far; up to the present
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to make a success in life
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour