collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to hand (over); to deliver in person
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
prayer (for something); supplication
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
quantity or volume of water
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels