while alive; during one's lifetime
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
great cause; moral law; justice
to lose sight of; to miss
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be too numerous; to be too much
employment system; employment pattern
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
change of occupation; career change
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
sports-minded; sports-oriented
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...