opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be needed; to be wanted
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
feeling; sense; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)