to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(police) detective; criminal matter
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(another's) daughter; young lady
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
while; during; while; although; all; both
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
that's the way it is; such is life
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else