doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
by; not later than; before
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cause to swell; to inflame
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
low tone; bass; low voice
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation