unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to think of; to come up with
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
parting; separation; farewell
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)