existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
retirement (from the world); seclusion
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
way; method; means; resource; course
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
of course; certainly; naturally
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to rock; to shake; to swing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
creation; generation; formation; derivation
time; season; period; phase; stage
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
master; teacher; stable master
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
such ... as; or some such