force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
special training; intensive training; crash course
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
hey there; I say; see here
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
strength; power; proficiency; ability
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
suffix for familiar person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals