sincerity; true heart; devotion
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to maintain; to continue to have
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
you; (arch.) your residence
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up