nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
boy; son; baby boy; young man
festival; feast; carnival
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be needed; to be wanted
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
carp streamer; carp banner
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)