calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
beginning; outset; first; onset
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to subsist; to keep on living
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
called; known as; that; to say
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
murder; killing; murderer
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to serve; to work for; to attend
secret; private; surreptitious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
petty underling; small fry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
family structure; family composition; family makeup
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture