to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
river; stream; River; the ... river
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
be (that) as it may; having said that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
at the last moment; this late in the game
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
oversight; omission; mistake
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
trembling with excitement
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
performing arts; acrobatics
body; group; party; company; troupe
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
natural; intrinsic; from birth