impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
how dare ...; how could ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
other; another; over; more than; I; me
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case