very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
prayer for success in an entrance exam
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
yen (currency of Japan); circle
what do you want?; can I help you?
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the other day; lately; recently
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
hello; good day; good afternoon
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way