matter of time; question of time
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to trample; to crush underfoot
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
already; now; no longer; not any more
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try