to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
pride; boast; credit (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
then; well; so; well then
they; those guys; those fellows
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as one had hoped; as one wishes
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the front; honest; upright; decent