number one; first; best; most; game; round
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to turn towards; to point
because of; owing to; due to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
even though; despite; when
way; method; means; resource; course
troubled face; worried expression
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
folding into four; quarto
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
form; shape; figure; visage
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
before ... days (months, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
what kind of business; what sort of matter