to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
family; relatives; dependents; household
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
bedside; near one's pillow
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
oracle; revelation; divine message
bitter experience (ordeal)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
already; now; no longer; not any more
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine