to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how about
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consequence; outcome; result; blame
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short