pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to send or direct a person to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to pass (of time); to elapse
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
already; now; no longer; not any more