lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
going around; patrol; round; tour
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
one's home; one's humble abode
image; figure; figure; form; image
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
story; tale; talk; discussion
partial destruction by fire
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
gasoline; petrol; petroleum; benzine; volatile oil
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat