woman; female; feminine gender
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; this sort of; like this
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to subsist; to keep on living
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out