near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
sickle and chain (weapon)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to head home; to leave for home
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
at first; in the beginning; originally
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar