bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
I see; that's right; indeed
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
rationalization; justification
as one had hoped; as one wishes
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(in) his way; peculiar to him
belief; faith; conviction
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
last days; the end; one's fate
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
influence (on someone); inspiration
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to gaze out at; to look out over
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes