it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
same family (race, tribe)
to compete with each other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
authenticity; credibility
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
comparatively; relatively
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort