to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to hand (over); to deliver in person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
that is to say; so that means
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
story; tale; talk; discussion
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
great writer; major writer
younger scholar; future reference
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
3000; three thousand; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
student (esp. a university student)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of