together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to relax; to feel at home
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
near; close by; within reach; familiar
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
incident; affair; happening; event
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
archeologist; archaeologist
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute