miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
parting; separation; farewell
when it becomes; when it comes to
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to walk away; to walk off
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
pride; boast; credit (to)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)