desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to discuss; to talk together
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
promotion; raising of status
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
successively; one after another
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
quiet; still; surreptitious
to boil strongly; to be excited
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
heaps of corpses all around
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically