which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)