to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
every evening; every night
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one by one; one after another; successively
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reality; actuality; hard fact
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(political) power; authority; influence
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to have a reason; to have an excuse
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
historical; traditional; historic
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly