let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
troubled times; turbulent times
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
behind; in the rear; in back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
military forces; hosts; troops
massing (of troops); gathering
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...