unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to surge; to well up; to gush out
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
common people; ordinary people; masses
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
invisibly; secretly; privately
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)