to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to name; to call; to christen; to term
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
should; must; -able; probably; likely
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to manage a state; to govern a country
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat