bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
naturally; of course; understandably
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
two persons; two people; pair; couple