have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
three; three years of age
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in succession; one by one
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to look down on; to condescend
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
according to plan; as planned; on target
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
addition; adding; supplement
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue