lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
to not believe one's ears
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to prostrate oneself before
odds and ends; all; every
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
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 go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
person concerned; interested party; related party
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
finally; after; following; at the end (of)