to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to face; to go towards; to head towards
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
yearned for; longed for; missed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dry riverbed; river beach
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
tenth day of the month; ten days
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so; like this; in this way
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)