it is not (like that) either
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
last century; ancient times
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
aggression; invasion; raid
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku