subordinate work; assistant; servant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to straighten up; to sit upright
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack