Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to work without sleep or rest
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
it's not like; it isn't as if
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
head; lead; vanguard; first
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
match; game; bout; contest
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
next; following; subsequent; stage; station