thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
myself; yourself; I; me; you
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
when it becomes; when it comes to
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
sympathy; compassion; pity
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
why; how; for what reason
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion