tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
few decades; many decades; several decades
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
when it becomes; when it comes to
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
in one's own way or style
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
river management; river improvement; flood control
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that's the way it is; such is life
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons