which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
name; given name; first name
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
discipline; training; teaching manners
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
adds force or indicates command
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
as (for); for; in the capacity of
such ... as; or some such
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
how many years; how long; what year