disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
since when; from when; how long
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
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.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach