to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
you (plural); all of you; you all
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
violent emotion; passion; fury
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
coloured paper; colored paper
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
hokora; small wayside shrine
curious; strange; unusual
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
I see; that's right; indeed
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn