one by one; each; every; at intervals of
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to become dim; to become blurred
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
exploitation; overuse; abuse
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to shed light; to cast light
gem; jewel; precious stone
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
danger; peril; hazard; risk
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care