until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be perturbed; to be agitated
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
it is not (like that) either
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish