disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
one day; (on) a certain day
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(Edo-period) town magistrate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
trouble; bother; annoyance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
tall figure; high stature
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
arm; skill; efforts; ability