please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that's the way it is; such is life
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
beginning; outset; first; onset
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in this way; thus; such; uh...
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
because of; owing to; due to
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
how long; how much; to what extent
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks