painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
adds force or indicates command
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
in comparison to; rather than
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
both; both sides; both parties
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr