provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
go that far; to that extent
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
continuation; succession; series
prize for perfect attendance
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
ago; since; before; previous
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
practice; practising; training; study
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
don't you think?; indicates question
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
in that way; like that; that way
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
special training; intensive training; crash course
if so; in that case; in that situation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
reason; cause; circumstances
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to look away; to avert one's eyes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)