to subsist; to keep on living
alone; by oneself; on one's own
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
many; much; plenty; hardly
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
infancy; childhood; tender age
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
done; just done; just finished
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights