trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
occasional; infrequent; rare
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
light; lamp; counter for electric lights