(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
suffix for familiar person
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to run away; to escape safely
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
because of; owing to; due to
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)