victim; injured party; sufferer
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to shed light; to cast light
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
all over Japan; throughout Japan
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
to work hard; to work diligently
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be smeared; to be covered
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to be helpful; to be useful
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
without cause; without reason
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons