hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
adds force or indicates command
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
retort; back talk; backchat
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
rubbish heap; garbage dump
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at least; at most; (even) just
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
these guys; these fellows
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)