to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
reskilling; improving one's skills
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
Buddhist memorial service
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
massing (of troops); gathering
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce