advance; moving forward; progress
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
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)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in that way; thus; so; so?
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)