to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
document; official papers
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
surroundings; environs; circumference
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
royalty and titled nobility
common people; ordinary people; masses
to concern; to be related
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major