to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
ability; capability; skill
one's own child; one's own children
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
battlefield; battleground
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (for); for; in the capacity of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
chair; stool; post; office; position
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate