to mark the end; to spell the end
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to head home; to leave for home
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
death; the late; the deceased
-less; lacking; non-existing
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
distinction; differentiation; classification
to help each other; to cooperate
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities