like this; in this way; as you see
otherwise; or else; if not
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
pride; boast; credit (to)
regret; repentance; remorse
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
war; battle; match; game; competition
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
however; having said that; but
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary