to continue; to keep up; to keep on
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
by myself; in person; by oneself
sympathy; compassion; pity
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reality; actuality; hard fact
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
time; hour; period; class
in proportion to; just as much as
to comfort; to console; to amuse
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be surprised; to be astonished
cannot be compared with; no match for
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hedge; fence; border; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve