opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
piling up; multiple layers
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...