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)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
gentle; mild; meek; tender
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
environment; circumstance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
while alive; during one's lifetime
place; situation; position; location
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
our country; our land; one's own country
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
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
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)