to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
Japan's best; number one in Japan
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
one's own child; one's own children
that's the way it is; such is life
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
had better ...; had better not ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
briskly with small steps; trotting
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)