secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be impressed; to greatly admire
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
old couple; elderly couple
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
evening; early night hours
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater