foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
tool; implement; means; furniture
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deceiving; cheating; fooling
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
serious; not joking; straight
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
possession; occupation; occupancy