to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
near; close; beside; third person
common people; ordinary people; masses
(another's) daughter; young lady
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord