to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
energy; military strength
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
defense; defence; protection
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
military authorities; army circles
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
incident; affair; happening; event
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
every place; various places
women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)