head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to serve; to work for; to attend
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
retreating figure; appearance from behind
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful