waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
complete change; about-face
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
around the world; throughout the world
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for