passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to this extent; to this degree; this much
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lightly and nimbly; with agility
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
that day; the very same day
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to have a meal; to take a meal
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
a little bit; a little while
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into