to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
about here; in this neighborhood
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to serve; to work for; to attend
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
true character; real nature
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to cut; to slit; to cut open
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky