to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
feeling; sense; impression
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
teacher; instructor; professor
to say; to tell; to state; to do
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
down payment; contract money
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to hold fast; to protect to the end
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then