to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to subsist; to keep on living
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
now; the present time; just now; another; more
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
honor; honour; credit; prestige
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
price; cost; value; worth; value
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
after a long time; for the first time in a while
victory or defeat; match; contest; game