to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hide; to keep to oneself
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
please (give me); please (do for me)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make a speech; to address
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to order; to command; to appoint
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.