great cause; moral law; justice
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to have a reason; to have an excuse
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
first class plus; extra special
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
one's own child; one's own children
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
established (certain) fact
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to replace; to move; to change the position of
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
still; even now; to this day
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
appointment; assignment; promotion
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
cat hater; dislike of cats
very interesting; of great interest
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
experimental device; experimental equipment
fluent (in a language); flowing