to have an eye on; to zero in on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
conferral of a posthumous rank
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to fall into ruin; to be desolated