craving; longing; thirsting
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to take away; to carry away
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
murder; homicide; manslaughter
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
trusting too much; overestimating ability
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
until now; so far; up to the present
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to blow off; to be blown off
to bawl; to cry; to scream
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
survival; survivor; relic
originally; by nature; from the start
inn town; post town; post-station town
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
base (military, expedition, etc.)
gambling den; gambling house
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 build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)