wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
counter for helmets, etc.
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
deep emotion; strong feelings
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to pen; to write; to draw
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to cease; to stop; to be over
news; word; tidings; omen
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
will; testament; last request
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
internal organ; viscera; gut
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
personal admonition; remonstration