even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
corridor; hallway; passageway
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
several people; a few people
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
sad to say; how sad; alas
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity; fool; idiot; moron
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
ordinary person; unenlightened person
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one cause; one reason; one factor
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
deceased father; late father
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
ancestor; forefather; foremother
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
ceremonial weapon; ceremony
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
founder of dynasty or sect
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to congratulate; to celebrate
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
hometown; rural township (of China)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)