muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
is something that; is that which
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this family; we; this house
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
brief (amount of time); short
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
don't you think?; indicates question
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
commander; general; leader
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
mutation; change; transition
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
sword; blade; single stroke
Minister of Rites (Zhou-dynasty China)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
short and stout; small but wide around
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
arm; skill; efforts; ability
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)