running water; flowing water; stream
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
invitation; introduction; temptation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
all; entire; whole; altogether
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to say; to be called; to do
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
upper part; upper region; region above
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well