hard struggle; strenuous effort
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
in comparison to; rather than
to be conspicuous; to stand out
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just a minute; small quantity
to become keen on; to get passionate about
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)