tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
individual differences; personal equation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
don't you think?; indicates question
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate