to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
strong interaction; strong force
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
half the body; half length
drop (e.g. of water); drip
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(not) a single person; (no) one
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
presence (impressive quality)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
to be worried; to be troubled
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
even though it is not; despite not
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker