but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to subsist; to keep on living
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
go that far; to that extent
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
reigning; controlling; dictating
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
murder; killing; murderer
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to serve; to work for; to attend
secret; private; surreptitious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
petty underling; small fry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
family structure; family composition; family makeup
formal marriage interview
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
unexpected meeting; coincidence
a person without a single relative
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
a little bit; a little while
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky