little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
going into battle; departure for the front
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
punishment; judgement; judgment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
stupid brat; son of a bitch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
until now; so far; up to the present
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
number; number plate; license plate
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...