to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to faint; to be exhausted
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
and yet; though; when; in spite of
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
at least; at most; (even) just
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished