no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to find out; to discover; to locate
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
an issue being settled; a case being closed
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
many; numerous; various; large number of
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
that's the way it is; such is life
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness