or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
end; close; finish; termination
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
again; once more; a second time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be talented; to be able
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
-less; lacking; non-existing
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
if it is the case that ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts