to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
lumping together; putting all together
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
charcoal; charred remains
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
farming implement; farm tools
such ... as; or some such
daily necessities; everyday item
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
occupation; calling; livelihood
but; however; provided that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result