to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
already; now; no longer; not any more
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
waking; waking up; awakening
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not