than; from; out of; except; but; more
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
like this; this sort; this way
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to make an appeal; to urge
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
had better ...; had better not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
danger; peril; hazard; risk
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
at least; at most; (even) just
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting