ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
information; experience; knowledge; observation
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
3G; third generation (of wireless cellular technology)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
castle tower; keep; donjon
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law