unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial