to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
two persons; two people; pair; couple
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
preparation; arrangements
celebratory banquet; feast
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
what kind of; what sort of; what
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
plain; plateau; tableland
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)