by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
perception; sensing; noticing
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
indescribable; having no way to express
material; substance; matter
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
those (near the second person)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change in appearance; transformation
intelligence; intellect; brains
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to subsist; to keep on living
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
even if not; even without
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within