and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
with a momentary flash of light
to begin talking; to open up
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
retreating figure; appearance from behind
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to rise; to erect; to get up
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
enumeration; citation; listing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat