to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
book; volume; this; present; main; head
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
mountain road; mountain trail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
while; during; while; although; all; both
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to frolic about; to mess around
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange