it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
3rd day of the month; three days
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to stick it out (until the end)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
preparation; arrangements
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
technique; art; skill; move
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
practice; practising; training; study
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one day; (on) a certain day
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
23rd day of the month; 23 days