that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lost article; something forgotten
(political) power; authority; influence
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
excursion; outing; picnic
to be surprised; to be astonished
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
in the future; another day; later
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
still; even now; to this day
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
strict order; peremptory command
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
original story; original version; this volume
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
one of these days; someday; one day