unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
story; tale; talk; discussion
go that far; to that extent
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
a little bit; a little while
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be worried; to be troubled
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes