life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
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)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful