method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
third day of the month; three days
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
it is not (like that) either
this world; this life; world of the living
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wise saying; famous saying
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
tension; mental strain; nervousness
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first