to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
regret; repentance; remorse
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
instant; moment; for an instant
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
muddy water; red-light district
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
verbal message; word (from someone)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize