to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
congratulation; celebration
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to get help; to enlist aid
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
vacant house; unoccupied house
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)