to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
of course; certainly; naturally
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
god of fortune; god of wealth
myself; yourself; I; me; you
very good luck; excellent fortune
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
existence; being; presence
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to be born; to come into the world
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation