to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
deciding through (tortoise-shell) divination
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)