previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
I see; that's right; indeed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement