to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
stealthily; secretly; in secret
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
trouble; bother; annoyance
to say; to be called; to do
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be helpful; to be useful
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
long ago; already; a long time ago
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)