hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
chance (of success); odds
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
match; game; bout; contest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
simply; merely; only; solely
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only