decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
with a friendly grin; smilingly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
early (days); initial stage; initial
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
loser; defeated person; the defeated