to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
go that far; to that extent
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf