to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
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
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
if it is the case that ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
family a woman has married into
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic