nature; property; disposition
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
these guys; these fellows
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
meaning; significance; sense
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself