to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
piece; fragment; one (object)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
(brute) force; using all one's might
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
heir; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
order; command; directions; instructions
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
in person; personally; directly
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
holding out a little longer
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
France; French (language)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to some extent; to a certain extent
young girl; lass; adolescent female
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
one large ...; a great ...
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water