reason; cause; circumstances
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
isolation; being alone; being friendless
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to rally; to make a comeback
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
news; word; tidings; omen
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
originally; by nature; from the start
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
two times; twice; two degrees
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone