to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
power; might; authority; influence
very interesting; of great interest
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
whispering into a person's ear
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
death by hanging; execution by hanging
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off