is it?; isn't it?; be; is
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
design; idea; conception; plan
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
real intention; true motive; true meaning
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); having adequate food; having all one needs (for daily living); plenty
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
great-grandmother; great-grandma
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off