to get on a horse; to mount a horse
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thereupon; shortly thereafter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
loss; defeat; counter for losses
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
in succession; one by one
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
interference; intervention; meddling
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
final; eventual; ultimate
maternal line; mother's side of the family
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to get change back; to be more than enough
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right