blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
sooner or later; in time; eventually
starvation; famine; hunger
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
brave warrior; hero; brave man
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
rich person; wealthy person
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
at first; in the beginning; originally
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
proposal; offer; request; application
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
emphasizes direct object of action
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless