wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
comfort; consolation; diversion
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
that; the matter in question
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
alone; by oneself; on one's own
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
proper; right; reasonable
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to join forces; to cooperate
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to chase; to run after; to pursue