to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
close; intimate; on good terms
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to bring; to take; to bring about
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to follow another's example
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be helpful; to be useful
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do