imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
responsibility; duty; obligation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't worry about it; forget about it
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to correct oneself; to restate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
step; stride; counter for steps
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
older sister and younger brother
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
in proportion to; just as much as
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount