to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
because of; owing to; due to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
story; tale; talk; discussion
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
all you want; as much as one wants
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)