(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
considerably; greatly; a lot
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
war; battle; match; game; competition
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity