to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to subsist; to keep on living
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
that; the matter in question
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
in good health; alive and well; going strong
until now; so far; up to the present
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to be kind to; to treat kindly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
meaning; significance; sense
wise saying; famous saying
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early