no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
connection; link; relationship
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
invisibly; secretly; privately
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to talk the night away; to talk all night
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pointing out; identification
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
postcard; memo; note; card
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)