pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
speaking of ...; as for ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
use; utilization; utilisation; application
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
now that; since; so long as; because
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
almost completely empty; virtually empty
bank; banking institution