thousands; several thousand
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
unfairness; injustice; partiality
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to feel; to sense; to experience
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
otherwise; or else; if not
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
settlement out of court; private settlement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
in comparison to; rather than
very good luck; excellent fortune
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)