first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to squeeze out; to wring out
deviation; departure; omission
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to carry around; to carry on one's person
moaning; muttering; complaining
duty; obligation; responsibility
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
piece; fragment; one (object)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
firm; strong; solid; stable
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
coexistence; living together
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
is something that; is that which
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
one day; (on) a certain day
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
forcibly; against one's will
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
electricity; (electric) light
violent emotion; passion; fury
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold