to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
you (plural); all of you; you all
group; party; team; squad; section
number one; first; best; most; game; round
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
than; other than; except; but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
so; like this; in this way
Japanese person; Japanese people
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
holding on to; sticking to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
last night; yesterday evening