suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
very; much; greatly; a lot of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
showing one's face in public; facing another person
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
society; public; community; social studies
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
invitation; introduction; temptation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
battlefield; battleground
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)