to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cancellation; abandonment
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
bedside; near one's pillow
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
like; similar to; same as
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
town girl; girl raised in a town
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
many people; a large number of people
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
how can (one) do something
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
please (give me); please (do for me)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear