flute; fife; pipe; whistle
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
tradition; legend; folklore
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
wedding ring; wedding band
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
serious; not joking; straight
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble