to subsist; to keep on living
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
immediately; right away; on the spot
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
long ago; already; a long time ago
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
clearing one's throat; cough
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
graduation ceremony; commencement
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to cry and shout; to scream
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
biological parent; real parent