to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
incident; affair; happening; event
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate