impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
orphan; person without friends
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to throw into; to toss into
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
chise; traditional Ainu house
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be fated to; be linked by fate