to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to fight to the bitter end
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
big snake; (large) serpent
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
river; stream; River; the ... river
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
lower half of the body; nether parts
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
upper half of the body; upper body
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
covered with; stained; smeared
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
hiding one's embarrassment
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment