force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
just because; even if; even though
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
practical question (problem); practical matter
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of