road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be silent; to say nothing