fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
had better ...; had better not ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this world; this life; world of the living
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
ill-mannered person; rude person; boor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)