to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be manageable; to be able to handle
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
visiting a temple for another
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
secret; private; surreptitious
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Buddhist memorial service
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible