ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to hold fast; to protect to the end
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to shed light; to cast light
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
contract; compact; agreement
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
due form; official; formality
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls