jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
to make a speech; to address
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
absence; disregard; indifference
practice; practising; training; study
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
since then; from that time; ever since
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
must not; should not; do not
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
sickroom; hospital room; ward
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...