painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
birth; creation; formation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
all present; all concerned; all of us
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be born; to come into the world
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to watch over; to watch attentively
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
forest conservation; afforestation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to subsist; to keep on living
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
in one's own way or style
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)