painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
will; testament; last request
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to