distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
tradition; legend; folklore
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to mourn over the death of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to trample; to crush underfoot
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
second; number two; runner-up
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention