to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why; how; for what reason
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rich person; wealthy person
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
don't you think?; indicates question
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even if not; even without