handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
(how) many times; (how) often
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
clanging; empty; deserted
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
older sister and younger brother
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
whichever one chooses; either way
to die on the battlefield
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
(doing something) in tears
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
shedding tears; lacrimation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
important point; strategic position; key point
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together