a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
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
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp