to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
had better ...; had better not ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
having said that; be that as it may
(historical) hereditary stipend