to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dancing or jumping for joy
to finish reading; to read through
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
individual; private person; personal; natural person
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(not) even once; (not) ever
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
equality; impartiality; evenness
to accept; to receive; to agree
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
joint owners; part owners
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady