to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
development; exploitation
family; members of a family
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
along the way; along the road
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to get narrower; to contract
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(arch.) trunk; (arch.) stem; shaft (of an arrow); handle
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament