one's last moment; one's death; one's end
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to use up all one's strength
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
news; word; tidings; omen
urgency; exigency; emergency
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
I see; that's right; indeed
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
abundant harvest; bumper crop
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
fields (of rice and other crops)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
rope; cord; policeman's rope
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding