nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
one's best interests; one's own good
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
curse; spell; malediction
at once; there and then; immediately
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
plainly; clearly; vividly
long ago; already; a long time ago
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
as a child; when one was a child
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
that's the way it is; such is life
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all; entire; whole; altogether
to become better; to improve
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally