to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
worry; mental agony; heartache
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
particularly; only; in the case of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
at once; immediately; right now
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
want to ... do something; would like to ...
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
this world; this life; world of the living
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life