to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
sincere; earnest; serious
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
shivering with cold or fear
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
management; administration; operation
headquarters; head office; main office
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago