implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
planning; project; plan; design
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
shellfish; seashell; shell
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
university student; college student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
summer vacation; summer holiday
study; research; investigation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
final; eventual; ultimate
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)