everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
still (continuing); as ever; further
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take measures (against); to take steps
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
conviction; belief; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet