how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
all; entire; whole; altogether
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
it is not (like that) either
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
such ... as; or some such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
to become desperate; to give in to despair
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
no!; no no!; no, not at all