disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
family name; lineage; birth; clan
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(how) many times; (how) often
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)