splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
rather; better; instead; if anything
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
way of eating; how to eat
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tool; implement; means; furniture
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
handicraft; industrial art object
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)