miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
almost; roughly; approximately
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
businessman; industrialist
good-for-nothing; worthless
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable