with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
second (unit of time); arc second
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
last night; yesterday evening
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-less; lacking; non-existing
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair