rather than; more ... than ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rather; better; instead; if anything
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
of course; certainly; naturally
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
such ... as; or some such
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
silence; stillness; quietness
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
legend; folklore; tradition
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hello; good day; good afternoon
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then