grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
while; during; while; although; all; both
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be able to manage somehow or another
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just because; even if; even though
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
professional gambler; gamester
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
simmer; bubble out; flow out
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen