promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
until now; so far; up to the present
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
all; entire; whole; altogether
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
the other day; lately; recently
failure; mistake; blunder
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
dealing with; coping with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected