to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
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 raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
life; living; I; me; student
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to tighten; to press hard
in the future; another day; later
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to die out; to become extinct
to change; to shift; to come and go
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
last night; yesterday evening
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things