how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
else; in addition; besides
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
number one; first; best; most; game; round
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
at that time; in those days
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari