abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
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?
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; period; class
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
personal; individual; private
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
beginning; outset; first; onset
to accept; to receive; to agree
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
corridor; hallway; passageway
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
while; during; while; although; all; both
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
progress; advance; improvement; development
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point