indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
point in common; common feature
origin; beginning; source; rise
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
war; fighting; fierce competition
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
while; during (the time when)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
literally; to the letter; literal
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly