lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conviction; belief; confidence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how long; how much; to what extent
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true state; actual condition; reality
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be smeared; to be covered
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few