shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
influence; clout; leverage
still; as yet; as it has been
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
all night long; all through the night
to amuse oneself; to make merry
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent