to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
decrease; reduction; decline
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
aptitude; aptness; suitability
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
on the occasion of; at the time of
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
left side; left-hand side
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated