to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
because of; owing to; due to
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
ago; since; before; previous
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
don't you think?; indicates question
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to face; to go towards; to head towards
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to mix; to stir; to blend
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed