not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
toxin; poisonous substance
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
reset; fresh start; new beginning
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
bashful; shameful; ashamed
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
unique; peculiar; singular
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
aptitude; aptness; suitability
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion