to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
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 well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
first generation; founder
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
second generation; second; junior
Emperor Suizei; Suizei Tenno
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to become distant; to recede
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee