never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
entreaty; supplication; petition
please; somehow or other; one way or another
footwear; footgear; shoes
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
reason; cause; circumstances
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
danger; peril; hazard; risk
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
government service; the bureaucracy
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)