to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
construction; establishment
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to repeat; to do something over again
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong