to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to help; to save; to rescue
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
that day; the very same day
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
continually thinking about something
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
to skip over; to miss reading
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers