to serve; to work for; to attend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
treatment (of a person); dealing with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
polish; improvement; burnishing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
being startled; getting a shock
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
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 come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
many; a lot; much; multitude
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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...
pride; boast; credit (to)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless