to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
district; section; sector
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
doing whatever one pleases
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
by myself; in person; by oneself