special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
existence; being; presence
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pass (of time); to elapse
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
failure; mistake; blunder
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
while; during; while; although; all; both
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
at least; at most; (even) just
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
duty; obligation; responsibility
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
is that so?; I see; right; oh
maid; helper; help; assistance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist