collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to show one's affection; to express one's love
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
older brother and younger sister
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
military man; warrior; soldier
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly