opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to say; to be called; to do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
living by oneself; living alone
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; research; investigation
everyday life; daily life
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
trouble; bother; annoyance
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
it is I who should say so
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight