to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
theatre; theater; playhouse
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
had better ...; had better not ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that is to say; so that means
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
when it becomes; when it comes to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
meaning; significance; sense