to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
departure; leaving; setting off
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
although I say; although one might say; although called
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
as you can imagine; as imagined