to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
following the road; the way the road goes
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
-less; lacking; non-existing
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
long horse (for vaulting)
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)