to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
minimum; at the very least
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
of course; certainly; naturally
to stick it out (until the end)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
choice; selection; option
spirituality; spiritual nature
pointing out; identification
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to intervene; to stop (something)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)