family; members of a family
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to push away; to push aside; to shove
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be opposite; to face each other
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to change sides; to change places
to shake; to sway; to waver
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to need; to call for; to require
sending off the spirits of the dead