just one person; only one
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to make a vow; to take an oath
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to ask; to enquire; to query
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument); cithara
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
like this; in this way; as you see
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head