curtain; hanging; bunting
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indecisive; irresolute; weak
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
end; tip; extremities; terminal
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to turn towards; to point
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
no matter what it is; in every case
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
this and that; one thing or another
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash