to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to rise; to erect; to get up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to look around; to survey
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
chiffon cake; sponge cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
willpower; energy; vitality
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away