to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to carry around; to carry on one's person
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to lie deep in; to extend far back
here and there; in places
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
depiction; description; portrayal
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
indispensable; essential; necessary
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
student in a lower grade; underclassman
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)