to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thereupon; shortly thereafter
woman; female; feminine gender
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
headquarters; head office; main office
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)