to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
other; another; over; more than; I; me
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
personage; person (deserving of respect)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
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.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since