how long; how much; to what extent
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
when it becomes; when it comes to
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
antiquity; the previous era
almost; roughly; approximately
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
Japanese person; Japanese people
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
villain; baddie; the villain's part
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring